David Bowie wrote this after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Space Oddity is a play on the phrase “Space Odyssey.” Space Oddity was released in 1969. It peaked at #5 in the UK but only #124 in the Billboard Charts. The song was released as a single but also on […]
Where to travel in early 2021 ? That’s the first article in a new series, to help my friends choose a beautiful place in the world, which deserves an excellent tourist trip. Cancun (Mexico) Author: jeffwagnerphoto . Source: flickr Cancún (750,000 inhabitants) is a Mexican city and beautiful seaside resort located in the state of […]
January is the month of Janus, the ancient Roman god of new beginnings and the patron god of windows and doors – yes, I’m serious. He is depicted as a man with a double face, able to look forwards and backwards at the same time. This symbolizes reflecting on the past and looking towards the […]
The Planetstoday.com program show the earth, moon and the sun position in relation to the constellations, for the constellation are almost fix at the same position throughout the years. The earth takes about13 New Moon to complete a cycle around the sun, 28 days a month. The key to understand ancient calendar is to wait […]
By the middle of the nineteenth century there was no doubt that the Earth rotated on its own axis, but there was still no direct empirical evidence that it did so. There was the indirect evidence provided by the Newton-Huygens theory of the shape of the Earth that had been measured in the middle […]
The shark’s reputation precedes him, demonized in the minds of millions, movie-goers jumping, or hiding behind their darkened seats. Predators must hunt, unsmiling and relentless, the prey must die so they can live; for nature’s complexity is for us to understand — not judge. A greater power than Man put this realm together. And as a poet once said: ‘…one may smile, and smile, and be a villain–‘ So step back, you silver-tongued fiends, those who think they know better; Your power is temporal, so brief, whilst the shark’s honest instinct is ageless, only taking its due.
*Quotation from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5, line 108.
Not a lot of people think of the Middle East as a travel destination while the Middle Eastern countries are becoming popular travel hot spots. With the United Arab Emirates hosting more than 21.3 million visitors in 2019 alone, followed by 16.48 million tourists who visited Saudi Arabia, Egypt with 13.6 million, and Iran with about 9 million tourists just […]
Welcome to the repeat of the 2018 series about essential oils and aromatherapy and I hope those new to the blog will enjoy. Twenty-two years ago I ran a health food shop and diet advisory centre here in Ireland and we sold essential oils for aromatherapy. I thought that I should learn more about it […]
Africa’s economy has been improving over the last two decades as African governments are trying to focus more on infrastructure in African countries and making the quality of life better by building more schools and hospitals, as well as creating more jobs. African cities are developing fast and the cities municipalities are trying to make African cities as safe and as clean as possible. Do […]